Teens Charged With Attempted Murder

June 16, 2006|By DAN UHLINGER; Courant Staff Writer

EAST HARTFORD — Officers arrested two Hartford teenagers and on Thursday were searching for a third who allegedly used a tire iron and shotgun to try to rob two young men of their bicycles Wednesday night, police said.

One of the victims was shot in the leg and foot and was treated at Hartford Hospital for about a dozen pellet wounds. The other victim was struck on the elbow with the tire iron but did not require treatment, police said.

Andre Robert Dacres, 17, of 661 Maple St., Hartford, and Corey Neal Rodney, 17, of 18 Bodwell St., Hartford, were arraigned Thursday in Superior Court in Manchester on various charges, including attempt to commit murder.

Bail was set at $750,000 for Rodney and $500,000 for Dacres. Rodney is scheduled to appear again in court on July 14 and Dacres on July 20.

Each teen was charged with attempt to commit murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree assault, interfering with officers, sixth-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit felonies, criminal use of a weapon, criminal use of a firearm in a felony, unlawful discharge of a firearm and possession of a sawed-off shotgun.

The third man, who struck the victim with the tire iron, was being sought Thursday night. Police said witnesses told them that the man got into a car occupied by two others and drove away.

Police said the two victims were riding their bicycles about 10 p.m. on Scotland Road toward Burnside Avenue near the town middle school when the incident happened.

The attackers tried to stop the victims and take their bicycles but the victims fought back.